Airport Advisory Committee

MINUTES Village of East Troy Airport Advisory Committee August 14, 2017 1. Call to order – Meeting called to order at 7:00pm by Ann Zess 2. Roll Call ‐ Present –Ann Zess, Walter Watkins, Airport Manager/FBO, Don Voland, Sam Taber, Mike Starck, Jim Stemper Also Present: Dale Graves, Charlie Christiansen, Matt Rybarczyk, Kim Weckerly, Craig Henry 3. Citizen Participation – Craig Henry attended the meeting to inform the Advisory Committee of a long term water drainage issue at his hangar on the South Side of the airport. Ann was going to check with Jason to see what the Village is doing about the issue. We will add the topic to the next agenda. 4. July 10, 2017 Minutes approved on a motion by Mike Starck, and seconded by Sam Taber, motion carried. 5. Old Business: a. Status of 2017 taxiway asphalt project discussion and updates – Payne & Dolan coming back to do the striping. Would like the concrete barriers left off the parking lot. Hyrdo‐mulch needs fixing in some areas. Follow up needed on grass fiber matt areas that are not growing. Electrical issue regarding the fence pole was put into a 240V line. A new service needs to be installed and fed directly from utility pole. b. Operations at 57C – Counting operations –Now that construction is mostly done, will work to get a couple months of readings. c. Emergency Procedures at 57C – topics discussed – Goals and Objectives 1. Save lives. 2. Protect property and exercise safety at all times while on airport grounds. 3. Establish lines of communication between groups. 4. Establish traffic patterns for Emergency vehicles to minimize air incursions, potentially causing a secondary emergency. 5. Notification protocol/call lists/contact information. 6. Emergency Scenarios/Annual Emergency exercise – Tabletop exercise vs. full scale exercise. Analyze, understand, respond, react. 7. Team work – roles and responsibilities. d. Runway/Taxiway lighting update – Should be designed and bid in 2018. 6. New Business: a. YTD Rev/Expense report through July – Discussed with no recommendations or questions. b. Land Lease increases for 2018 per MCI Index – Discussed with no recommendations. c. Hot Air Balloon Launch Policy – Balloons have an N number (licensed aircraft) and are just as welcome as the rest of the pilots. Adjourn at 8:03pm Next Meeting – Monday September 11, 2017, 7pm at 2085 Hwy L – FBO Submitted by: Ann Zess, Airport Advisory Committee Chairperson